Civil 3D: hiding inconvenient assembly labels - Part 1 vertical links

Corridor components have links that have a pre-coded value that cannot be changed.  Civil 3D can be smart enough to remove labels but there are some cases where annotation remains or cannot be removed.

CORRECTING VERTICAL LINK LABLES

In this example, the Sidewalk subassembly used the same code for top and vertical links, creating an label with “Vertical” as content. 
An Expression is created from the Toolspace palette > Prospector tab > General collection > Label Styles > Link > Expressions.  The created expression (“Slope_Check”) will analyze the slope to control the height (IF({Link Grade}<1000,0.0008,0)).  The expression is then set for Text Height value of the Slope/Grade label component. 
When expression is assigned the “Vertical” note will disappear leaving other slope/grade labels undisturbed. 

A simple way of making cross sections a bit cleaner by making unneeded annotations disappear.  If you are interested in topics like this, or need help with Civil 3D configuration IMAGINiT can help.

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Leo Lavayen

Civil Applications Expert<br><br>As an Applications Expert, Leo is responsible for supporting, training and implementation of software for survey and civil engineering professionals. He has more than 20 years of experience helping large and small, public and private clients in the eastern United States.

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